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No. 367,113. Patentegl July 26, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, GEORGE D. NICHOLS, OF NEV CANAAN, CONNECTICUT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,113, dated July 26,1887.

Application filed April 11, 1887. Serial No. 234,345. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. NIoHoLs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New Canaan, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorsets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements on those for whichLetters Patent were granted to me December 21,1886,No. 354,610,

' and March 8,1887, No. 359,225; and it consists in certain details ofconstruction and arrangement of the various parts, as hereinafterdescribed, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 isa rear view of a corset embodying my improvement, and Fig. 2 is aninside back view. Figs. 3, 4, 5,'and 6 are dctailviews hereinafterreferred to.

The corset is made with two side or hip sections, A A, with a'solid backsection laced thereto, as shown by the lacings a a. back sectionconsists of three parts, B C C. The central part, B, is nearly straight,or'may be slightly tapering, and the side pieces, 0 C, are curved towardthe right and left, respectively. The side, pieces are attached to thecentral piece at the waist portion by stitching or. otherwise, and atthe upper and lower ends by elastic webbing. In the middle section, B,

forming part of the back section,there is a pocket, I), for holding avertical stay, said pocket being provided with a cap or covering, P.This pocket is so-constructecl as to open at the top from the inside andturn over or fold down over from the outside without being fasteneddown. The object of this formation is to facilitate the insertion andwithdrawal of the stay and prevent it from acci- This This will be ofgreat advantage to persons having weak spines, as it will enable them towear or remove said stay without injury to the corset, and thus avoidany undue pressure upon the spine. The pockets D for the stays are alsoprovided with an asbestos lining, g, the object of which is to protectthe stays from the effects of the heat and perspiration, and, also,being a non-conductor of heat, it protects the body of the wearer bothby retaining the heat of the body and by preventing external heat fromreaching the body.

At the top and bottom of the front clasp of the corset, in addition tothe regular intermediate loops and studs, h 'i, is a locking deviceconsisting of a stud, J, on. one clasp and aspring eyelet or button, K,on the other. The button K has in its interior a yielding spring to beoperated by means of a thumbpiece, 8, on its periphery, for engaging anddisengaging one from the other.

The stays C C may be provided below thewaist-line with movableskirt-supporters G, which may be of any suitable construction.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A corset having a solid back provided with curved stays C C, carryingdetachable skirtsnpporters G below the waist-line of said corset andunited by central section, B, said central section having an openpocket, D; provided with an asbestus lining, g, and constructed with acap or covering, P,with a free portion to turn over the top of thepocket and thereby facilitate the insertion and withdrawal of thevertical stayE and prevent its displacement when in use, substantiallyas herein described.

GEORGE D. NICHOLS.

\Vituesses:

FRANCIS G. BOWEN, JAS. S. EWBANK.

